Formulation of the Planning study Awareness of the need for planning: recognizing the interdependence among the components of a system Establishment of a planning group: provision of specialists covering all fields related to the planning(engineering, socio-economy, public- interest groups Setting objectives: objectives set for the study being clearly understood by all parties Establishment of the scope of a planning study clear outline of the responsibilities of the participantsFormulation of the Planning Study Formulation of the Planning Study ¾ Awareness of the need for planning: Awareness of the need for planning: recognizing the interdependence among the components of a system ¾ Establishment of a planning group: Establishment of a planning group: provision of specialists covering all fields related to the planning (engineering, socio-economy, publicinterest groups) ¾ Setting objectives: Setting objectives: objectives set for the study being clearly understood by all parties ¾ Establishment of the scope of a planning study: Establishment of the scope of a planning study: clear outline of the responsibilities of the participants